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Roxy d'Urban wrote:
...and the Leica M3 #1045460 is still rendering great images! come over to www.rangefinderforum.com then... -- Dominic Richens | "If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!" |
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:
"jimmy" wrote in message ... Diesel Ranger? I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither would my insurance company. Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. -- ? |
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2005-03-05, Roxy d'Urban wrote:
Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. We Dutch think "bakkie" sounds cute :-) -peter |
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"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
news On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote: "jimmy" wrote in message ... Diesel Ranger? I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither would my insurance company. Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say. Peter |
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"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
news On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote: "jimmy" wrote in message ... Diesel Ranger? I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither would my insurance company. Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say. Peter |
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"Bandicoot" wrote in message
... "Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message news On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote: "jimmy" wrote in message ... Diesel Ranger? I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither would my insurance company. Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say. Peter I suspect that your mother in law was trying to get a rise out of you. If it isn't a car, it must be a truck. In all fairness to her, if she wasn't just ribbing you, many sport-utes (American term) are truck based, and many of those that aren't, pretend they are. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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"Skip M" wrote in message
news:NpnWd.44772$xt.17658@fed1read07... "Bandicoot" wrote in message ... "Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message news On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote: "jimmy" wrote in message ... Diesel Ranger? I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither would my insurance company. Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say. Peter I suspect that your mother in law was trying to get a rise out of you. If it isn't a car, it must be a truck. In all fairness to her, if she wasn't just ribbing you, many sport-utes (American term) are truck based, and many of those that aren't, pretend they are. Yet the whole genre is really just copying the Range Rover ;-) Peter |
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On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:49:46 +0000, Peter wrote:
2005-03-05, Roxy d'Urban wrote: Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer. We Dutch think "bakkie" sounds cute :-) -peter Well that *is* where the term originated from - the Dutch immigrants to SA. I think it translates to "container" in English. -- ? |
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